Evans Passes

Terrence Evans, best known to Star Trek fans for his roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, is dead at the age of eighty-one.

Evans’ manager Phil Brock confirmed the news of his death, releasing a statement praising the actor.

“Terrence was a consummate actor who was passionate about his art and about giving to others,” said Brock. “He projected his strength and humanity into his character portrayals.”

Evans was seen in three Trek episodes. On Deep Space Nine, he played mute farmhand Baltrim (Progress) and Proka Midgal (Cardassians). On Voyager, Evans appeared as Ambassador Treen in Nemesis.

Born in 1934, Evans began his career in the 1970s, and had guest roles on a number of popular television series. He also appeared in movies such as Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Pale Rider, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Evans was married and is survived by wife Heidi, several children and a grandson.